Thursday, May 1, 2008

Setting your table for special dinners with family and friends, holiday gathering, or justto give yourself a visual boast when you sit down to dine are great ways to expressyour decorating personality. Tabletop is an extension to a larger fashion ordecorating statement and it doesn't matter if your style is exotic or eclectic, youhave endless options for dressing your table to fit your personality.

(above: for a personal addition to the table setting, make place mats from black andwhite copies of snapshots printed on tabloid-size paper)

These images from Ty Pennington shows us that with the right basic pieces you candesign any table setting as the mood strikes. The right pieces can enhance a casualsetting or soften a formal atmosphere. But one mistake can throw off the whole look,so when setting your table, look to coordinate, it will keep the mood right and the tone interesting.

(above: just-cut fronds make awesome place mats and bring a bit of nature to the table;their color plays well off of the earthy tone dinnerware. Orange linens tie into otherhints of orange in the room).

(above: a new twist on takeout - create a centerpiece by slipping a vase of flowers or asmall potted plant in a to-go box. When dinner is over, it can double as a parting giftfor guests).

So, whether you're decorating your house or putting plates on the table discoverfashion-related looks that go with your personality. Dressing a table is a lot like dressingyourself. For instance, casual-chic style pairs jeans with a dressy blouse, or a pair ofboots with a cocktail dress. It's all in the way you put it together. The same goes for thetable.

7 comments:

these different looks on the same table are wonderful! even if he hadn't changed the wall color (like most of us wouldn't be able to do) just changing the way the table is set can totally change the mood. i agree, its one of the best ways to set the mood. love your blog!